Combined triangle ball rack and carrier.



J. A. SMITH.

COMBINED TRIANGLE BALL RACK AND CARRIER.

APPLICATION HLED FEB. 23. 1915. a

' Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

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This invention relates to combined trianf gle' 'ball rack and carrier for use in the game of'pocket' billiards.

An object of my invention'isto providea" unitary", convenient and portable structure which willserve as a. ball alcarr ierfor the balls anda triangle for placihgthe balls upon the table.

It is another object to prov'ide'a a "the device is'hungtoserve asaxrac l carrier Which is light and-opento inspection so that the players maysee'the ballsfandy may readily count their respective" scores,

I Heretofore When a gam iof pocket 'billiards has been finished; thefifteenballsf Which are in a racli' 0112 a Wall orijicolunrnQ are removed toa carrier; which is ordinarily awickeror reed'ba sket, and conveyedin the" I basket from the ball r'ack totheftable.

There they are dr'opped intoa yvood'e'n tri angle which rests upon the table top; and

the :triangle is pushed forward untilthe apex covers the spot on the -tabl e', t heitriremoved, Theba being dumped or pouredfrom the cal U ket' into the trianglebytheiriinpact and .moyement Wear and injure the tablejgcloth In my aevieean three ofthe-art'icles,.the

rack, carrier and triangle are combined;

The device hangs on the Wall While the game is in-progress,-the balls being placed therein in the compartments selected by the various players as shots are completed, and When the game is finished the device is lifted, .carried to the table an'dWith-one operation the balls are placed in their triangular form; as

required for the starting of the game.

F or a full understanding of my invention, a detail description of apr'eferred construction-embodying my invention Will now be given in connection with the'ac companying drawings forming part of mys'pe cification, V

andin Whichi' a Figure '1 shows a perspective view of my improved ball rack and triangle in position for use as a raclr. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of my carrier resting upon the table top for use as a triangle. Fig. '3 isa view in Y longitudinal crosssection. H

H parallelj'thereto are bars 1'5 therendsbeingconne tedli .r tni n nti .r t a in will'benote'd'that back we pastimes.

is n; position toplace the balls.

" Mere spe ifically, t waist; and 6? f ordinary'form'are connectedatan' angle" a fastener 7 to form'an apex-in the'structu're Th s fastener be attached ,to' vvzills' fi 6Q. andfi' by screws, er; any; other conveiiien tening" means.- "LA 7 back plate 7 secured between members '5 gand' 61 3? any convenient;

means, sueh'as screvvs or glue; The; forward edge 8 of platejjforms th'eft'liird sideoffal triangle. i The sid'efj' alls offplate .7 r are bev-z} el'e'd; as indicated at 9a t'o form ta ching'slurf 'ace forthewa11s5 ankle. I

Parallel spaced vvallsglO and 11f form v 51 a cont nuation of Walls 5 and offth Seemd, new

side yvallsof thecarrier.

.b azcl'r 'Wa11f 9 and atiight angles thereth is a base l2'uponwhich the poolball's rest vvli'eii} V iiij seearedft wnis 10 and 11mm Parallel" to? the baclig'l a jarr'ie am nedividing the e edf e heta-renn t n my fise If have shown 'four'jcomp nlentsn'umb r'eniovable' desired.

1 33? 6, the l t-O f ria le W en-it 9o. This effects a' saving ln billiard cloth 'as'theballs roll out of the compartment intothe triangle, having'a very slight am I In the 'use' of y angle part being slid gently forward With the apex in position'over the" spot; This mot-ion causes the balls to roll out of the 110 [compartments into the triangle part "of thell.

device and assume theirj triangular form..

a properat-f f 'I media d" hei t ieo j r rack met-rear; I I

, device, the balls are placed on the table and the rack is suspend edfrom the. apex of. the triangle Vupon any convenient hook 24; In this position the device hangs so that players may conveniently p I r from the f Y Y hoolnand 'carrled to the table tipped over on one sideras shown inxFig. 2. The trie The device is then lifted or tilted andremoved from the balls, leaving them in their triangular formation ready for a new game. The device is next placed on the hook, as before, and a new game is started.

It may be convenientto place the device on a shelf instead of a rack, but as is obvious the means of supporting the rack is not material. The use of my device saves both time and labor, for practically only one mo tion is required against three of the old method.

It is also within the scope of my invention to make the triangle part detachable so that the ordinary triangle can be used in conju'nction'with the compartment part. Such construction would result in a drop of the balls from the carrier compartment a distance equal to the height of the side Walls causing wear of the table cloth. Nly preferred construction as disclosed overcomes this objection.

What I claim is: v 1. A structure for pocket billiard balls, comprising in combination a. triangle, and a ball rack having a plurality of compart-.

ments secured to the triangle at the side opposite the triangle apex and with the open side facing the apex.

2. A structure for pocket billiard balls, comprising in combination a triangle, and a ball carrier secured, to the triangle at the side opposite its apex with the open side facing the apex, and walls dividing the carrier into compartments. i

8. A structure forpocket billiard iballs, comprising in combination twowalls secured to each other to form an angle, a third wall secured to the aforesaid wall with its plane at right angles thereto, and forming there with a triangle, and a rack secured to the Copies of this patent may be obtained for third ,wall with the open side facing the apex of the triangle; 4

4. A structure for pocket billiard balls, comprising .in combination two vertically disposed walls secured to eachother to form an angle, a horizontally disposed wall se cured between said vertical walls to form the third side of 'a triangle and a back for a rack, a base secured to said back, and walls secured to said base to form a rack compartment.

5. A structure for pocket billiard balls, comprising in combination two vertically disposed walls secured to each other to form an angle, a horizontally disposed wall secured between said vertical walls to form the third side of a triangle and a back for a rack, a base secured to .said'back, a front wall secured to said base having openings therein for exposing the balls to view, and side walls secured to said base and front wall to. form a compartment.

6. A structure for pocket billiard balls, comprising in combination two vertically disposed walls secured to each other to form an'angle, a horizontally disposed wall secured between said'vertical walls to form the third side of the triangle and a back for a rackpa base secured to said back, a front wall secured to said base having openings therein'for exposing the balls to view, side walls secured to said base and front wall, and walls parallel to and intermediate the side walls to form compartments.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 8th day of February 1915. V JOHN A. SMITH.

WVitnesses:

MILDRED BATES, MARGUERITE BATES.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G. 

